Len Hopwood
John Leonard Hopwood
Born: 30 October 1903, Newton Hyde, Cheshire
Died: 15 June 1985, Denton, Lancashire
Major Teams: Lancashire, England.
Known As: Len Hopwood
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Medium
Test Debut: England v Australia at Manchester, 3rd Test, 1934
Last Test: England v Australia at Leeds, 4th Test, 1934
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 2 3 1 12 8 6.00 12.90 0 0 0 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 77 32 155 0 - - 0 0 - 2.01
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1923 - 1939)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 400 575 55 15548 220 29.90 27 70 198 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 43449 2132 15110 673 22.45 9-33 35 6 64.5 2.08
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
A good county slow-left armer, and a more than useful bat with 24
first-class hundreds, Len Hopwood had difficulty establishing himself in the
strong Lancashire sides of the 1920s and 30s (debuting in 1923), but became
an important member of a strong side. His best year with the bat was 1933,
when he made nearly 2000 runs, and he performed the double in 1934 and 1935.
He bowled his slow left-arm in a quicker style, somewhat like Verity, and
was accurate and economical. His good form earned him Test selection in
1934, against the powerful Australians. Picked as an all-rounder, and a foil
for Verity, he debuted at Old Trafford. He failed with the bat, and despite
bowling 47 overs for only 62 runs failed to take a wicket. He
played again in the Fourth Test and had the unfortunate experience of
bowling to Bradman at his best. Bradman made 304, Hopwood bowled 30 overs
without a wicket, failed with the bat again, and returned to county cricket
until the end of his career. EW Swanton wrote of him, "chosen for all-round
virtues, he lacked the self-assurance necessary for international cricket,
and his bowling was only an accurate shadow of Verity's" (DL 2001).
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